Importing an OVA Virtual Machine

Example OVA: Wazuh make sure you execute using sudo mode and in the home directory (or other you know well)

Preparation

# make a working directory
mkdir ova_import && cd ova_import
# download the ova - this example is using Wazuh OVA
wget -O wazuh-4.7.3.ova https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/vm/wazuh-4.7.3.ova
# extract the downloaded ova
tar xvf wazuh-4.7.3.ova

Import Execution

### Import the OVF
# create a new vm from the ova
# usage
# qm importovf <unused vmid> <path to ova> <destination storage pool name> [OPTIONS]
qm importovf 300 ./wazuh-4.7.3.ovf local --format qcow2

You will see the VM with the VMID you already decide. Review and adjust the setting as needed.

Clean Up

cd ..
rm ova_import/ -r

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